ENTITLEMENT STATUS
HISTORY
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A portion of Agua Fria Village is included in the Community Plan for the adjacent Villages of Laguna San Luis development in western Merced County. The Villages of Laguna San Luis has completed its Environmental Impact Report which has been approved by the County of Merced.
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The Owner has moved forward simultaneously with a separate
residential development which will see approximately 2200 acres of the Agua Fria Village set aside as open space.
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Under the developing community plan 1,020 acres are proposed for urban land uses. These uses include residential, village center commercial, recreation and parks, and public utility facilities. Residential uses include primarily 6,000 to 8,000 sq. ft. lots as well as medium and high density housing sites to accommodate a variety of housing styles and income levels.
Residential designations are consistent with existing County General Plan designations. The Low Density categories ranging from 3.30 to 4.25 dwelling units per acre (du/ac) are consistent with County zoning districts R-1-5000 and R-1. The Medium Density categories ranging from 12.00 to 18.00 du/ac are consistent with Zoning Ordinance districts R-2 and R-3.
APPROVALS
U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) approved the 1,645-acre
Agua Fria Village Inclusion - May 1994; February 1995.
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USFWS approved the Agua Fria Wildlife Habitat Management
Plan- May 2002.
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San Luis Water District (SLWD) annexed the Agua Fria Village
Inclusion Area and Certified the State Clearinghouse # 95062021
Inclusion EIRs - January and May 1996.
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California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) approved the
1,645-acre Agua Fria Village Inclusion - July 1994.
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Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) approved the
1,645-acre Agua Fria Village water service area annexation - June 1996
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Merced County encroachment permit for the extension of a
natural gas line to the Agua Fria Village property - March 2001.
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Merced County approved the Agua Fria Village “Guidance Package” which includes the conceptual Specific Urban Development Plan Diagram - 2007
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U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBOR) approved the 1,645-acre
Agua Fria Village Inclusion - October 1998
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State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) approved the
1,645-acre Agua Fria Village Inclusion into the Central Valley
Project (CVP) water service area - June 1997.
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INITIATED
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Section 404B wetland fill / mitigation plan - November 2007.
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SLWD water and wastewater treatment plant approvals.
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USFWS Formal Section 7 Consultation initiated in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation - May 2007.
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USFWS Section 7 Consultation “Incidental Take” permit.
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USBOR joint approval of the Agua Fria Village Section 7 Consultation.
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CDFG 2081 “Incidental Take” permit and Section 1600 “Streambed Alteration” permits.
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USACE joint Section 7 Consultation and 404B permit approval.
TO-BE-FILED
Merced County encroachment permits for utility lines within existing county road rights-of-way.
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Merced County Fire Department fire station approval.
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San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District authority to construct permit.
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California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) encroachment permit.
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Public Utilities Commission
